Heritage Academy shuts out Oak Hill Academy

October 6, 2012 12:44:00 AM

Adam Minichino - aminichino@cdispatch.com

Miller Puckett ran for two scores and caught a pass from Cade Lott for a third touchdown, and Lott and Parker Turner combined on an "Oh no ... oh yes" moment to lift Heritage Academy to a 42-0 victory against Oak Hill Academy in a Mississippi Association of Independent Schools game on Homecoming in Columbus.

The victory was the sixth in a row in the series for Heritage Academy dating back to 2006.

Oak Hill Academy (3-5) earned its only first down on a pass interference penalty in the fourth quarter. The Raiders, who have lost three in a row, finished with -17 yards offense. Fifteen of their 22 running plays went for negative yards. The Raiders lost two of six fumbles.

The victory helped Heritage Academy (3-5) erase the sting of a 14-13 loss to Magnolia Heights last week in Senatobia. That game could have helped the Patriots (1-2 MAIS Class AAA, District 1, Division II) solidify a hold on a playoff spot. Now Heritage Academy, which has a bye next week, will have to beat Washington School and Pillow Academy and get some help to forge a three-way tie with Washington School and Magnolia Heights to determine which two teams will advance to the playoffs.

For more on this game and the rest of the local prep football coverage, see Sunday's edition of The Dispatch.

Below is a list of the state of Mississippi's prep football scores from Friday night, as provided by The Associated Press: